trooping

Definition of troopingnext
present participle of troop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooping
Verb
  • State media photos released Thursday showed Kim, 42, and his daughter Kim Ju Ae standing with senior officials at a podium overlooking soldiers marching in formation.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The streets of downtown Mansfield will be filled with colorful floats, marching groups, entertainers and pickles.
    Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Mercury is striding into your public 10th house, boosting your visibility and encouraging you to offer updates that show your strengths without oversharing.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The film opens to Melania leaving Mar-a-Lago professionally dressed and made up, striding atop towering stilettos.
    Elizabeth Spiers, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Conventional wisdom dictates that parading around a pup is a political ploy meant to humanize politicians.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Appealing Venus is parading into your 6th House of Habits, bringing sweetness to routines and smoothing dynamics, which suits a diplomatic style of handling events.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • People walking in the vicinity of Waukegan City Hall or the Metra railroad station carrying an empty coffee cup or soda can can dispose of it in a recycling bin rather than sending it to a landfill via a garbage can.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The video, appearing to have been AI-generated, begins with two people walking toward a building and wearing head coverings, possibly hijabs, shaylas, Al-miras or khimars.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But Carolyn was guarded about the revival of John, treading carefully.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Trump is treading on very dangerous ground potentially affecting our very existence.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Singapore Airlines fell more than 6%, pacing sector declines.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Manhal was pacing the room, near tears.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Trooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooping. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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